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“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.” By James Porteous Photo: ©UNICEF/ Almahbashi. Millions of children across Yemen face serious threats due to malnutrition, in particular, and the lack of basic health services. All these threats are caused by the…
The author has written an interesting opinion piece on the ‘problems of evil’ and the value of faith. In something Photo: Doha Sunrise. James Porteous How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In 02 May 2022 | Scott Hershovitz | New York Times The world is awful at the moment. Millions have died…
It has taken two full years for the Western elite to realize the pandemic must be treated holistically in policy terms Photo: The independent US voters who determine elections no longer believe a word the White House says about COVID-19, so often has it changed its policies. (Getty Images via AFP) 07 Januaray 2022 |…
Decades ago, corporations and governments invented the traits we now call ‘human nature.’ COP26 has shown ‘consumers’ that buying something ‘different’ is not working. 13 November 2021 | Graham Peebles | Euroasia Review The natural environment has been poisoned, vandalized and trashed in accordance with the demands and values of the all-pervasive socio-economic system, and…
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Prof Stuart Russell believes the future for AI lies in developing machines that know they must check in with humans – rather like a butler. Photo: There is still a big gap between the AI of today and that depicted in films such as Ex Machina, Prof Stuart Russell says. Photograph: Film4/Allstar 29 October 2021 |…
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Although 10,000 steps a day are still good for you, new research shows that even 7,000 steps of even moderate speed are just as good. Photo: Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock 09 September 2021 | Lindsay Bottoms | The Conversation Many of us have smartwatches or apps on our phones that count the number of steps we do….
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Photo: People haven’t been as irrational during the pandemic as some initially thought. Jennifer M. Mason/Shutterstock 01 July 2021 | Stephen Reicher | The Conversation During the pandemic, a lot of assumptions were made about how people behave. Many of those assumptions were wrong, and they led to disastrous policies. Several governments worried that their pandemic…
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